Back to Database
Status published
High
CVE-2023-6481
Logback "receiver" DOS vulnerability CVE-2023-6378 incomplete fix
Vulnerability Description
A serialization vulnerability in logback receiver component part of logback version 1.4.13, 1.3.13 and 1.2.12 allows an attacker to mount a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2023-6481
Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Yakov Shafranovich, Amazon Web Services
- Camilo Aparecido Ferri Moreira
More from QOS.CH Sarl
View All →CVE-2025-11226
Conditional processing of logback.xml configuration file, in conjuction with Spring Framework and Janino
High
7
CVE-2024-12801
SaxEventRecorder vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks
Low
2.4
CVE-2024-12798
JaninoEventEvaluator vulnerability
Medium
5.9
CVE-2023-6378
Logback "receiver" DOS vulnerability
High
7.1
Affected Vendor
QOS.CH Sarl
View all reports →Affected Software
logback
Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.14, 1.3.14, 1.2.13
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 4th, 2023
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.